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Mumbai air quality

India · Live AQI and hourly forecast for the next 5 days · updated Sun 04:30 local time

65

Moderate

US AQI, mostly PM2.5

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should ease off long, intense outdoor effort.

Next 24 hours
62–65US AQI, highest around Sun 04:00
Best time outside
Sun 20:00–23:00US AQI about 62
PM2.5 vs WHO guideline
1.1×16 µg/m³ over 24 h, guideline 15
Cigarette equivalent
≈ 0.7 a dayBerkeley Earth rule of thumb
European AQI
Fairlevel 2 of 6

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Pollutants in Mumbai right now

PollutantNowNext 24 h vs WHOUS AQI band
Fine particles (PM2.5) 14 µg/m³ 1.1× Moderate
Coarse particles (PM10) 21 µg/m³ 0.5× Good
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) 8.1 µg/m³ 0.4× Good
Ozone (O3) 46 µg/m³ 1.0× Good
Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 5.4 µg/m³ 0.2× Good
Carbon monoxide (CO) 189 µg/m³ 0.1× Good
Desert dust2 µg/m³
Smoke and haze (aerosol optical depth)0.28
UV index0.0

“Next 24 h vs WHO” compares the forecast with the World Health Organization’s 2021 guideline levels: 24-hour means of 15 µg/m³ for PM2.5, 45 for PM10, 25 for NO2, 40 for SO2 and 4 mg/m³ for CO, and 100 µg/m³ over 8 hours for ozone. Above 1× is above the guideline.

Next 48 hours

Hourly US AQI. Highest 149 around Mon 18:00, lowest 62 around Sun 11:00.

Good 0–50Moderate 51–100Sensitive 101–150Unhealthy 151–200Very unhealthy 201–300Hazardous 301+

5-day air quality forecast for Mumbai

Daily range of the hourly US AQI, from lowest to highest, on a scale of 0 to 200.

DayUS AQIAt worstWorst hourPM2.5 avgUV max
Sun 27 Sept 62–68 Moderate 0:00 16 9.4
Mon 28 Sept 62–149 Sensitive 18:00 21 9.1
Tue 29 Sept 64–73 Moderate 0:00 18 9.0
Wed 30 Sept 68–105 Sensitive 17:00 26 8.2
Thu 1 Oct 82–190 Unhealthy 18:00 38 7.5

Common questions about the air in Mumbai

  1. Is the air in Mumbai safe today?

    For most people, yes. Right now the US AQI in Mumbai is 65, which counts as moderate. Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should ease off long, intense outdoor effort.

  2. When is the best time to be outside in Mumbai?

    Sun 20:00–23:00. That is the cleanest stretch in the next 24 hours, with the US AQI averaging about 62. The worst hour is around Sun 04:00, at 65.

  3. What is the main pollutant in Mumbai?

    Fine particles (PM2.5). It drives the index right now, at 14 µg/m³. Tiny particles from combustion, fires and dust that reach deep into the lungs. The main driver of AQI worldwide.

  4. How does Mumbai's air compare with the WHO guideline?

    1.1 times the guideline. Over the next 24 hours PM2.5 averages about 16 µg/m³, against the World Health Organization's 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³. O3 is also forecast above its guideline level.

  5. How many cigarettes is a day of Mumbai's air?

    About 0.7 cigarettes. Over the next 24 hours PM2.5 averages about 16 µg/m³. By Berkeley Earth's rule of thumb, 22 µg/m³ breathed for a day is roughly one cigarette.

  6. Will air quality in Mumbai improve this week?

    Today looks cleanest. Its AQI peaks at 68, against 190 on Thursday, the worst day in the forecast.

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About this forecast

Forecast from CAMS global via Open-Meteo: the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) model at about 40 km resolution (10 km inside Europe), refreshed twice a day. Models smooth out street-level peaks, so busy roads and industrial sites can be worse than shown; ground stations, where there are any nearby, show what monitors actually measure. The US AQI follows the US EPA scale and the European AQI the EEA bands. Readings for 19.08°N, 72.88°E, updated 2026-09-26 23:00 UTC.